In central and northern Israel
\nIsrael strikes Tehran oil depot; Iran says fire under control, fuel tank had minimal content, no major damage reported
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\nIsrael and Iran launched fresh attacks on each other overnight into Sunday, killing scores and raising fears of a wider conflict, as US President Donald Trump said it could be ended easily while warning Tehran not to strike any US targets.
\nIsraeli rescue teams combed through rubble of residential buildings destroyed by Iranian missiles, using sniffer dogs and heavy excavators to look for survivors after at least 10 people, including children, were killed, raising the two-day toll to 13.
\nSirens rang out across Israel after 4 pm on Sunday in the first such daylight alert, and fresh explosions could be heard in Tel Aviv.
\nIn Iran, images from the capital showed the night sky lit up by a huge blaze at a fuel depot after Israel began strikes against Iran\u2019s oil and gas sector\u2013raising the stakes for the global economy and the functioning of the Iranian state.
\nIran has not given a full death toll but said 78 people were killed on Friday and scores more have died since, including in a single attack that killed 60 on Saturday, half of them children, in a 14-storey apartment block flattened in Tehran.
\nIsrael launched \u201cOperation Rising Lion\u201d with a surprise attack on Friday morning that wiped out the top echelon of Iran\u2019s military command and damaged its nuclear sites, and says the campaign will continue to escalate in coming days. Iran has vowed to \u201copen the gates of hell\u201d in retaliation.
\nThe Israeli military warned Iranians living near weapons facilities to evacuate.
\n\u201cIran will pay a heavy price for the murder of civilians, women and children,\u201d Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said from a balcony overlooking blown-out apartments in the town of Bat Yam where six people were killed.
\nAn official said Israel still had a long list of targets in Iran and declined to say how long the offensive would continue. Those attacked on Saturday evening included two \u201cdual-use\u201d fuel sites that supported military and nuclear operations, he said.
\nPresident Masoud Pezeshkian said Iran\u2019s responses will grow \u201cmore decisive and severe\u201d if Israel\u2019s hostile actions continue.
\nEarlier, Israel attacked the Shahran oil depot in Tehran early Sunday, but Iranian authorities have assured that the situation is fully under control.
\nAccording to the state-run SHANA news agency, operated by Iran\u2019s oil ministry, the impacted fuel tank did not contain a significant volume of fuel at the time of the attack.
\n\u2018The fuel volume in the targeted tank was not high, and the situation is fully under control,\u2019 SHANA reported.
\nOn the other hand, Yemen\u2019s Houthi movement announced on Sunday that it launched ballistic missiles towards central Israel in coordination with Iran, marking the first time the Iran-backed group has publicly declared joint military action with Tehran, Reuters reported.
\nIn a televised statement, Houthi military spokesperson Yehya Sarea said the group fired several missiles at the Israeli city of Jaffa within the past 24 hours.
\nHe stated the assault was \u201cin triumph for the oppressed Palestinian and Iranian peoples\u201d and confirmed that the strike was carried out in coordination with recent Iranian military operations targeting Israel.
\nThe announcement comes amid escalating regional tensions, as the Houthis, who control much of northern Yemen, have intensified attacks on Israel and shipping routes in the Red Sea since November 2023.
\nThese moves are part of what the group claims is its support for Palestinians during Israel\u2019s ongoing conflict with Hamas in Gaza.
\nThis development highlights deepening military cooperation between Iran and its regional allies, potentially expanding the Israel-Gaza conflict\u2019s impact across the Middle East.
\nThe Israeli military said that missile sirens were activated in several parts of the country following launches from Iran and Yemen, as missile exchanges between Israel and Iran continue to escalate after Israel\u2019s largest-ever military strike on Iranian targets on Friday.
\nOn the same day as the Israeli strike, a missile launched from Yemen landed in Hebron, located in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, according to Israeli authorities.
\nHowever, Yemen\u2019s Houthi group has not claimed responsibility for that particular attack.
\nThe Iran-aligned Houthis, who control much of northern Yemen, have repeatedly launched missiles and drones towards Israel since November 2023, claiming to act in solidarity with Palestinians amid the ongoing war in Gaza following Hamas\u2019s 7 October attack on Israel. Most of the Houthi projectiles have reportedly been intercepted.
\nThe US also launched intensified strikes against the Houthis this year, before President Donald Trump halted the offensive after the Houthis agreed to stop attacks on American ships.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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